Kamuri controlled territory from Libya to Lake Chad to Hausaland. This was where all commerical trafic through North Africa had to pass through. Such strategic controlled allowed the Kamuri to change from a nomadic group to a sedentary group.
Culture
Kanem was originally a collection of black tribes, but by 1100, Kamuri (tribal groups) settled in Kanem and began conquering the surrounding areas by the thirteenth century. Their leader converted to Islam and declared a Jihad against surrounding chieftains.
Religion
The religion in this region was Islam.
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Blog Entry 1:
A system was instigated where military comanders were rewarded authority over the people they conquered. It helped motivate alot of comanders to seek battle and win. However, family ties soon got in the way. Military officers found out they get to pass their postions to their sons, thus changing the office from being based on victories to that of inheritance.
Blog Entry 2:
Today we learned about our first great leader. He was Mai Dunama Dibbalemi, the first Kamury to convert to Islam. He then declared Jihad on his neighbors, creating alot of change and tension in this region. He was able to expand and controll key strategic points in North Africa that changed our status as nomads to sedentary people.
Blog Entry 3:
Mai Idris Aluma was another great leader for the Kanem-Bormu kingdom. He paid alot of attention to trade and other economic matters. He had roads clread, had better boats designed, and introduced standard units of measure for grain while moving farmers into new lands. He also improved the securiety within the empire so that traveling would be easy and very safe within the empire. The only thing I had to fear while walkthing through the empire was God himself.
Kingdom of Kanem-Bornu (1200)
Kingdom of Kanem-Bornu, Central Africa
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A system was instigated where military comanders were rewarded authority over the people they conquered. It helped motivate alot of comanders to seek battle and win. However, family ties soon got in the way. Military officers found out they get to pass their postions to their sons, thus changing the office from being based on victories to that of inheritance.
Blog Entry 2:
Today we learned about our first great leader. He was Mai Dunama Dibbalemi, the first Kamury to convert to Islam. He then declared Jihad on his neighbors, creating alot of change and tension in this region. He was able to expand and controll key strategic points in North Africa that changed our status as nomads to sedentary people.
Blog Entry 3:
Mai Idris Aluma was another great leader for the Kanem-Bormu kingdom. He paid alot of attention to trade and other economic matters. He had roads clread, had better boats designed, and introduced standard units of measure for grain while moving farmers into new lands. He also improved the securiety within the empire so that traveling would be easy and very safe within the empire. The only thing I had to fear while walkthing through the empire was God himself.
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Kanem Empire. Answers. <http://www.answers.com/topic/kanem-empire>.
Kanem Empire. rulers. <http://www.rulers.org/nigatrad.html>.
Kanem Bornu. Civilizations in Africa. http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/CIVAFRCA/KANEM.HTM.